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Date:	Wed, 11 Nov 2009 19:10:34 -0500
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<http://cygwin.com/acronyms/#TOFU>  Reformatted.

On 11/11/2009 05:32 PM, Dexter_Michael wrote:
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: XXXX On Behalf
          ^^^^
>> Of Larry Hall (Cygwin)
>> Sent: Wednesday, November 11, 2009 2:22 PM
>> To: XXXX
       ^^^^
<http://cygwin.com/acronyms/#PCYMTNQREAIYR>.  Thanks.

>> Subject: Re: ID command returns mkgroup
>>
>> On 11/11/2009 02:15 PM, Dexter_Michael wrote:
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> I opened cygwin and typed "id" and I noticed the word mkgroup was
>>> listed two times after my username.
>>>
>>> So I search on this error and found the following command to fix:
>>> mkpasswd -l -c>   /etc/passwd; mkgroup -l -d>   /etc/group
>>>
>>>
>>> But now when I run id I get a totally different result. It seems the
>>> command has placed my userid into a number of ironious groups including
>>> Administrators. As fun as that sounds, it seems like I have given
>>> myself power I should not have as a basic user.
>>>
>>> Can someone help me to correct my id output and rebuild my passwd or
>>> group  files correctly...?
>>
>> Read and follow the problem reporting guidelines found here:
>> Problem reports:       http://cygwin.com/problems.html
>>
>> Pay close attention to the request to *attach* and not append cygcheck
>> output.
>> Thanks Larry.
>
> I have attached the cygcheck.out file.

OK, so you're a domain user that is also part of the local Administrators 
and local
Users group, in addition to being part of a number of other domain groups.
What groups do you believe you're not a part of and why?

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A: Yes.
 > Q: Are you sure?
 >> A: Because it reverses the logical flow of conversation.
 >>> Q: Why is top posting annoying in email?

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